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02-15-2010, 02:42 PM
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Associated Press
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Gasping for air, American Johnny Spillane was gliding toward the finish line, cowbells clanking in his ears, the stars and stripes shimmering in the stands, a gold medal and greatness both within his grasp.
An exhausted Johnny Spillane crosses the finish to win the silver medal, only the third Olympic medal in Nordic sports for the Americans.
Just a stride and a half away from being crowned an Olympic champion, out of his right eye Spillane caught the blur of a black and white ski suit as France's Jason Lamy Chappuis zoomed past. Spillane was too exhausted and too exhilarated to care.
His silver medal in the Nordic combined normal hill event Sunday marked the first time the Americans had ever climbed the Olympic podium in the sport dominated since its inception by the Europeans.
"Today was a pretty good day for me," Spillane said. "Overall, I'm very satisfied with the result."
Associated Press
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Gasping for air, American Johnny Spillane was gliding toward the finish line, cowbells clanking in his ears, the stars and stripes shimmering in the stands, a gold medal and greatness both within his grasp.
An exhausted Johnny Spillane crosses the finish to win the silver medal, only the third Olympic medal in Nordic sports for the Americans.
Just a stride and a half away from being crowned an Olympic champion, out of his right eye Spillane caught the blur of a black and white ski suit as France's Jason Lamy Chappuis zoomed past. Spillane was too exhausted and too exhilarated to care.
His silver medal in the Nordic combined normal hill event Sunday marked the first time the Americans had ever climbed the Olympic podium in the sport dominated since its inception by the Europeans.
"Today was a pretty good day for me," Spillane said. "Overall, I'm very satisfied with the result."